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English to English noun
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a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book |  | source: wordnet30
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Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an introduction, or series of preliminary remarks. | | source: webster1913
verb
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furnish with a preface or introduction | | Example: She always precedes her lectures with a joke
He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
source: wordnet30
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To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to preface a book discourse. | | source: webster1913
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To make a preface. | | source: webster1913
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